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Australian Olympic equestrian rider suspended after positive cocaine test

Australian equestrian rider Jamie Kermond has been provisionally suspended just days before Tokyo Olympic Games for returning a positive drug test for cocaine

Olympics: Sumit Nagal carries India's hope in men's singles tennis

India's challenge in men's tennis singles at the Olympic Games will be carried by 23-year-old Sumit Nagal, who made it to Tokyo Olympics thanks to withdrawal of some players

Novak Djokovic speaks at Belgrade Airport before flying to Tokyo

Novak Djokovic was "ready, motivated and inspired" as he spoke at a press conference before his departure to the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. But the 20-time Grand Slam champion was conscious of the challenge he has in winning the top prize in Tokyo. "There are many there (in Tokyo). Before all I would single out (Daniil) Medvedev, (Stefanos) Tsitsipas and (Alexander) Zverev. They are probably the toughest opponents, but again, the tournament is long, anything can happen," said Djokovic. The Serbian tennis player equaled Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal's 20 Grand Slam tally at Wimbledon earlier this month, and is aiming for this year's Golden Slam, which includes the season's four Grand Slams and the gold medal in tennis at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

850,000 people watch virtual Olympic festival leading up to the games

Just four days before the official opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games about 850000 people logged in to watch an online festival taking place in a virtual Olympic stadium

More Japanese companies pull out of Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony

Three days to go for the opening ceremony

Covid watch: Organisers do not rule out cancellation of Tokyo 2020 Games

Tokyo 2020 Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Toshiro Muto on Tuesday did not rule out a last-minute cancellation of the Games if the Covid-19 cases continue to rise.

Hockey captains Manpreet & Rani write heartfelt message to fans

Being in Tokyo for the Olympics was an emotional moment given the "obstacles" they faced along the way, said Indian men's and women's hockey team captains

Tokyo Olympics 'will give humanity faith in the future', says IOC president

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on Tuesday that holding the Tokyo games "will give humanity faith in the future" as the world continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic

Tokyo Olympics countdown: Sania Mirza striving for an Olympic medal

Sania Mirza's cabinet of trophies is very glittering. As a doubles specialist, Sania has won the women's doubles title in Wimbledon and US Open in 2015 followed by the Australian Open in 2016

Czech beach volleyball coach tests positive for Covid-19 at Olympic Village

Czech beach volleyball coach Simon Nausch tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, making him the fifth resident of the Olympic Village to be infected by the virus. This was after the country's men's beach volleyball team player Ondrej Perusic tested positive for COVID-19 at the village on Monday. The total number of Games-related COVID cases stands at 67 right now, according to the official list updated daily. "The Czech team at the Tokyo Olympics must deal with another positive test for COVID-19. Regular antigen analysis revealed the presence of the virus in the coach of beach volleyball players Simon Nausch," the Czech Olympic Committee stated. "After confirming the finding with a PCR test, he left the Olympic village for isolation, just like the day before volleyball player Ondrej Perusic." Nausch said he is glad to be shifted out before becoming the reason for someone else's positive test. "Due to previous cases in our team, we tried to be extremely careful, unfortunately it

For Carli Loyd, other older Olympians, age is just a number

Much has been made about Carli Lloyd's age. The American forward will be gasp! 39 when the Olympics soccer tournament kicks off.

Indian badminton umpire Fine C Dathan on way to realise Olympic dream

International umpire Fine C Dathan will be the lone Indian among a 26-member panel of umpires officiating at the Tokyo Olympics badminton competition. The 50-year-old Dathan from Thiruvananthapuram will be leaving for the Japanese capital on Tuesday night after completing all the procedures related to the COVID-19 protocols. Four Indians, including Rio Games silver medallist P V Sindhu, will be participating in the badminton competition that gets underway on July 24. "It is a first Olympics for me and such opportunities come once in a lifetime," Dathan, an associate professor at the department of physical education, Government Ayurveda College, Trivandrum, told PTI. Dathan, a member of the Elite Panel of umpires of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), had to skip a few tournaments this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but said it won't be a problem as he has the experience of officiating in all major events. "I was nominated two years ago but then there was this pandemic and al

Equestrian Mirza changes horse, picks Seigneur Medicott for Tokyo Olympics

Indian equestrian Fouaad Mirza has decided to change his horse, preferring to go with Seigneur Medicott, who helped him win two silver medals at the 2018 Asian Games, as his equine partner

Tokyo Olympics: Hopes on Sania-Ankita in controversy-marred tennis buildup

Pre-Olympic talk about tennis in India has always been about controversies

Go for elusive medal: Tendulkar tells Tokyo-bound track and field athletes

Tendulkar on Tuesday urged India's 26-strong squad for Olympics to enjoy the pressure and not be bogged down by it during the Games as he joined the AFI in giving them an online send-off

Olympics: Best chance for Indian hockey team to bag medal, says Rasquinha

Rasquinha feels India could end its 41-year-old medal drought in the upcoming Olympics

Olympics: Opening ceremony composer quits over abuse of disabled children

A famous Japanese musician who was involved in composing music for the opening ceremony of the upcoming Olympics has quit after admitting to "inhuman" sexual abuse of disabled children as a schoolboy

Olympics: 5,000 anti-doping tests to be conducted during Tokyo Games

The International Testing Agency (ITA) plans to conduct approximately 5,000 on-site tests as part of its anti-doping efforts during the Tokyo Olympic Games, starting July 23.

AITA to refer Rohan Bopanna's recording act to ethics committee

Rohan Bopanna's act of making public his conversation with AITA secretary general Anil Dhupar will be referred to its ethics and managing committee, the sports body said on Tuesday

Sindhu aiming for historic 2nd successive medal, others target breakthrough

P V Sindhu, is aiming to continue the trend of returning with Olympic medal after achieving success in the last two editions of the Games.